Jordan has increased the price paid to farmers for local wheat to $635/MT in the hope of increasing local production, while import quality wheat can be purchased for less than $300/MT. According to local traders, wheat imports have caused domestic plantings to decline by 90 percent.
News Updates The London-based Grain and Feed Trade Association (Gafta) has announced the names of several businesses that have failed to comply with arbitration awards in accordance with Gafta Form 125. Included were the following regional firms: Akel Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret (Istanbul, Turkey), Societe NYM SARL (Cotonou, Benin), Societe WNU International SARL (Cotonou, Benin) and Freedom Sky General Trading (Dubai, UAE).Under its Export Credi...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
